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Healing Appalachia : sustainable living through appropriate technology /
Healing Appalachia is the first book to apply "appropriate technology," or the simplest level of technology that can effectively achieve the desired result, specifically to the Appalachian region. The authors examine thirty low-cost, people-friendly, and environmentally benign appropriate...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Healing Appalachia is the first book to apply "appropriate technology," or the simplest level of technology that can effectively achieve the desired result, specifically to the Appalachian region. The authors examine thirty low-cost, people-friendly, and environmentally benign appropriate technologies that are concerned with such issues as food preservation, land use, shelter, and transportation. They pay close attention to the practicality of each technique according to affordability, ease of use, and ecological soundness. Details on construction and maintenance and resources for locating fur |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 435 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-421) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813172170 0813172179 9780813139005 0813139007 1283233088 9781283233088 9786613233080 6613233080 |